Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Curtiss, Wisconsin

Village of Curtiss’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  All lands and waters inside Curtiss village limits (Clark County)

  • Document carries an October 2012 stamp; later amendments not checked
  • Administered by the village clerk, with village planning commission, board and board of appeals

  “the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all lands and waters within the corporate limits of the village of curtiss.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Curtiss village

  • Official zoning map is held by the village clerk

  districts: A Agriculture, R-1, R-2, R-M, B-1, B-2, I Industrial, C Conservancy, WP wellhead protection overlay

  “eight zoning districts are provided as follows: a r-1 r-2 r-m b-1 b-2 agriculture residential residential residential business business industrial conservancy wellhead protection overlay”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A agriculture district inside Curtiss village

  • Minimum lot width 270 feet; minimum lot depth 200 feet
  • Where no public sewer, sanitary criteria on slope and septic-suitable soil apply

  minimum lot area: >= 2 acres

  “minimum lot area minimum lot width 2 acres 270 feet”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 residential district inside Curtiss village

    “minimum lot area 7500 square feet per dwelling unit in a single or two family dwelling. 3750 square feet per dwelling unit in a three or four unit dwelling. minimum lot width 66 feet”

  • Specified — R-2 multiple family residential district inside Curtiss village

    “single family dwellings: 12,000 square feet two family dwellings: 15,000 square feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 residential district inside Curtiss village

  • Front setback must conform with the sight line

  front setback: 50 ft from street centerline or 17 ft from right-of-way, whichever is greater · rear setback: >= 20 feet · side setback principal structure: >= 10 feet (5 ft for accessory structures)

  “front fifty feet 50') from the centerline of the street or seventeen feet (17') from the right-of way, whichever is greater, and shall be in conformance with the sight line. rear twenty (20') feet. side ten (10) feet for principal structures and five (5) feet for accessory structures.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 multiple family residential district inside Curtiss village

    “front yard: 30 feet side yard: 6 feet, 20 foot aggregate, except when employing the zero lot line concept. five feet for accessory buildings rear yard: 20 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 residential district inside Curtiss village

  maximum lot coverage by structures: <= 50 percent

  “no more than fifty (50) percent of the lot may be covered by structures.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-2 multiple family residential district inside Curtiss village

  • Principal building may reach 50 ft if all required yards increase one foot per foot above 35 ft

  principal building: <= 35 feet (up to 50 ft with added yards) · accessory building: <= 18 feet

  “principal building: 35 feet* accessory building: 18 feet * a building may be erected to a height of fifty (50) feet if the setback from all required yard lines is increased a distance of one foot for each foot of additional height above thirty-five (35) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 residential district inside Curtiss village

    “maximum building height maximum lot coverage thirty five (35) feet. no more than fifty (50) percent of the lot may be covered by structures.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  RV parks and campgrounds inside Curtiss village, Conservancy district

  • Conditional use only: village planning commission recommendation and board approval after public hearing
  • Recreational vehicle camps are also a conditional use in B-2 and campgrounds in the A district
  • Individual RV occupancy on a residential lot is not addressed in the text I read

  “conditional uses commercial recreation uses recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds prohibited uses”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured and mobile homes inside Curtiss village

  • Manufactured homes and mobile homes converted to real estate are principal permitted uses in R-1
  • Ordinary mobile homes only in licensed mobile home parks (R-M district); parks need a village license
  • Manufactured home is treated like a site-built single-family home if it meets the definition (500 sq ft minimum, permanent foundation)

  “mobile homes are permitted in mobile home parks only.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Residential (R) zones inside Curtiss village

  • One principal dwelling per single-ownership parcel; accessory structures limited to two
  • No accessory dwelling unit provision found; R-1 and R-2 allow two-family dwellings as principal uses

  max principal dwellings per parcel in R zones: <= 1 dwelling

  “there shall be not more than one (1) principal dwelling and two (2) accessory structures, including a private garage, on any single ownership parcel in any r zone.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New development inside Curtiss village

  • Residential districts: stated as an intent, not a mandatory connection distance
  • B-2 and Industrial districts: business uses must be served by village sewer and water
  • Where municipal sewer or water is unavailable, a sewage disposal or water supply plan meeting county and state standards is required with the zoning permit application

  “new development in the village is intended to be served by the village sewer system.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways installed, altered or extended inside Curtiss village

  • Driveways for one and two-family dwellings at least 10 ft wide
  • Minimum curb radius 15 feet onto public streets
  • 12 ft between driveway openings and 6 ft at lot lines

  maximum opening at street right-of-way: <= 35 feet (not less than 12 ft at roadway pavement)

  “openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet at the street right-of-way line and shall not be less than twelve (12) feet at the roadway pavement.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits inside Curtiss village

  • Application is made in duplicate to the village clerk on the clerk's forms
  • Permit is valid 12 months and expires if substantial work has not commenced
  • Conditional uses need planning commission review, public hearing and village board approval

  clerk decision deadline: <= 30 days

  “the village clerk shall review all information on the zoning permit to determine compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and shall, within 30 days of receipt of the application for a zoning permit, grant or deny in writing the zoning permit application. the permit shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall expire after this period if substantial work has not commenced.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Curtiss or Clark County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Curtiss village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Curtiss village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Curtiss village
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Curtiss village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates inside Curtiss village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.